Gate.



H. HARDING.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

HENRY nemuufdor eurrALo, onio.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa-tentedApr. e3, 1912.

Application filed August 9, 1911. Serial No. 643,132.

To all whom it may concern:

Bedt known that L HENRY Hsnnlizo, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bufialo, in the county ofGuernsey and State of Ohio, have invented. certain new and usefulImprovements in Gates, or which thefollowing IS a specification,reference be- Ling-had to the accompanying drawings.

This in vention relates to gates and more particularly to that class ofgates which are ndsptcd to have their outer or free ends raised orelevated to any desired position and automatically locked and kept inthatposition for the'passage of sheep, pigs and othersmallstock'thereunder and for permitting the gate when opened to pass overrocks, stones and other obstructions.

'Theobject of this invention is to provide a gstewith means whereby itcan be readily lockedin a raised or elevated position and to have suchmeans arranged so that it will positively keep the gate in the desiredpositic-n and at the same time permit the gate to be swung on its hingesin the ordinary manner.

Other objects of this invent-ionwill be come apparent as it is morefully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example anembodiment of this invention, Figure 1 represents a view inelvstion of agate embodying this inventionf Fig. 2 is a detail plan view partly insection on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

end Fig. 3 is a detail of a locking mechaat the other end of the gateopening. While any form of look can be'used for this gate, it ispreferred to use one of the spring type as is shown in Fig. 3. This lockconsists of abent piece of resilient'inetal i having its upper portion 5provided with a hole 6 so that means can be disposed therein for holdingit securely to the outer end of the gate. Disposed in a. central hole 7of the piece 4 is a wire or. cord 8 provided with a knot or nut 9 on theend thereof so that by pulling onth'c wire the outer end of the piece 4can be pulled therein and out of engagement with the socket 10 which issocured in a suitable manner to the post 3. This lock is arranged tocome into action when the gate is tipped into an elevated position.Yihen the is disposed in its normal horizontal position similar upperlock 11 is provided which engages in :1 like manner with the socket 12,and which is actuated by a wire or cord 13 secured to e.

handle or lever 14 disposed on the upper cross piece of the gate as isclearly shown in the drawings. The locks are preferably in tegrallyconnected as is shown in detail in Fig. 3. The iOWQI iock is providedwith a U-shaped piece d arranged to limit the outword movement ofthelower portion of the some. The post 3 is provided with a. projectingpiece 15 on its upper portion there of so arranged as to engage with theprojecting portion 16 of the upper cross piece of the gets when thelatter is closed. This piece serves as arest for the upper cross pieceand serves as e means for taking care of the greater pa rt of the weightof the gate.

The lower back portion of the gate is provided with a hook 17 arrangedto engage with a ring bolt 18 secured to the post :2. A suitable hookbolt 19 is provided at the upper portion of the same post and hasdisposed therein a. member 29 which is preforahly constructed of metalrod and bent so as to huveits upper portion 21 bent into ringshaped formadapted for readily engaging with the hook bolt- 19, end so that theremaining portion 19" will extend outwardly in two parallel lines as isclearly shown in the drawings.

Provided on the end portion of the gate adjacent to the post 2 end atthe upper portion thereof is a pair of hoolesheped pieces 22 providedwith holes in their outer portion arranged to receive the legs 19,.These pieces are pivotally secured to the gate between two of theuprights in the manner shown in the drawings and are connected to a cord23 that is secured to a. handle 14:, so"

pieces take giving a definite locking actionon the legs 19 of the member20, so that if the gate is tipped in various angular positions it willbe held securely in. the same.

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These positions can be made suitable for the condltlons arising.

It will be noticed that the pieces 22 are separated from one another,which feature enables the same to more securely hold themselves onto thelegs 19' of the member 20, and take care of any inaccuracies in theconstruction of the same, that is the separation of these pieces gives acertain amount of adjustment to these parts which assists in the properaction of the device.

The general operation of the device is as follows: The operator actuatesthe handle 14, which pulls on the cord 23 and raises the hook pieces 22into a horizontal position, which in turn raises the legs to a similarposition and loosens the pieces on the same ,so that the gate can bereadily moved to any position desired. After the gate has been tippedeither upwardly or downwardly to the desired positionthe operator letsgo the handle 14. which causes the pieces 22 to engage with the legs 19and l ck the gate 1 securely in position. A fiexiole cord 24; ispreferably used for connecting the hook pieces 22 together, and formingthe means with-which said cord engages. permits the cord to adjustitself on the link cord 24 and assists in giving the desired pull on thehook'pieces 22 whether or not the same are perfectly in line with oneanother when they engage with the legs 19.

Obviously while there is shown but one form of this invention in thedrawings, it is not desired to limit this application for patent of thesame otherwise than necessitated by the prior art as many modificationsin the construction of this invention may be made without departing fromthe principles thereof.

This means Having thus described the invention what 1s claimed is 1. Ina gate of the class described, a hinge connection for connecting theupper rear end portion of the gate to a post comprising a plurality ofhook-shaped pieces each hav holes in the hooked portions of said pieces,

and tocatch on the sldes thereof, its central portion being formed intoa ring, means for engagement with said ring for securing said member'toa post or the like, and means for pivotally securing said pieces to thegate.

2. 1n a gate of the class described, a hinge connection for connectingthe upper rear end portion of'said gate to a post, comprising aplurality of hook-shaped ieces, each having a hole therein, a memberformed from a piece of material of uniform cross section having its endportions bent to form' parallel legs and adapted to be disposed in thehole in each hooked portion of said pieces and to catch on the sidesthereof, its 1 means engaging with said ring for securing said member toa post, means for pivotally securing ,saidpieces to the gate and means Icentral portion being formed intoa ring,

means for keeping the hooked'portions of said pieces adjacent to oneanother.

In testlmony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. HENRY HARDING.

Witnesses:

GRANT YOHO, L. B. HoLLENBEcK.

